Sanitary toilet-seat cover



L. A. LAUSTEN SANITARY TOILET SEAT COVER Filed Sept. 19, 1922 INVENTOR [4100/9 J7. 4190575) ATTORNEY Patented Dec. 16, 19240 STTE tannin SANITARY TOILET-SEAT oovnn.

. S Application filed September 19, 1922. Serial No. 589,095.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, Louis A. LAUSTEN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Oakland, in the county of Alameda and State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sanitary Toilet-Seat Covers, of which the following is a specification.

My invention is a sanitary toilet seat 19 cover, the object thereof being to provide an improved article of this character, which may be made in single sheets or a plurality of detachable sheets or in rolls to be used as a protective covering for toilet seats.

The invention will be hereinafter fully described and substantially set forth in the annexed claims.

Referring to the drawing forming a part of this specification:

Figure 1 is a side elevation, partly broken away, of a toilet bowl and seat with my seat cover in position thereon.

Figure 2 is a top plan view of my seat cover.

My seat cover 1 is made of a single sheet of paper having a rim 9, slits 2, tabs 5, 6, 7 and 11 and flaps 3 and 4, the flaps being of" sufficient length to be partly submerged in the water of the toilet receptacle when in use. The sheet is split at 2 between the rim 9 and flap 3. The flap 3 is almost circular in shape and is secured to the rim 9 by a plurality of 'tabs'5 which tabs are adapted to be broken when the toilet cover is in use and a relatively wide tab 6 which permanently connects the flap 3 to the rim 9.

The flap 4 extends within the flap 3 for such a distance that when the cover is in use, the tab 11 connecting the flaps 3 and 4 being then broken, the flaps 3 and 4 will hang in the water in the toilet receptacle. The flap 4 is permanently attached to the rim 9. by a relatively wide tab 7 located oppositely from the tab 6 so that the flaps 3 and 4 will swing downwardly in opposite directions into the water.

When the cover is placed on the seat, the tabs 5 and 11 are broken and the flaps 3 and 4 hang in the water, leaving an opening 8 of approximately the same shape as and which registers with the opening in the seat. When the toilet is flushed the sheet 1 is drawn down by the flaps 3i and 4 by the suction of the water.

Having described my invention, I claim:

1. A toilet seat cover comprising a sheet of paper with slits to form a rim and flaps, one flap extending within the other flap and having a detachable connection therewith, a plurality of tabs uniting. the outer flap to the rim and adapted to be broken when the toilet cover is in use and tabs permanently uniting the rim to the flaps.

2. A toilet seat cover comprising a sheet of paper with slits to form a rim and flaps, one flap extending within the other flap and having a detachable connection therewith, a. plurality of tabs-uniting the outer flap to the rim and adapted to be broken by the act m of using the same so that one tab will swing forwardly and the other tab will swing rearwardly and means permanently uniting one of the flaps to the front part of the cover and means permanently uniting the other flap at the rear of the cover.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

' LOUIS A. LAUSTEN. 

